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30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
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And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
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So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
32 So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven;
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“Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
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But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
34 "Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
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“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
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For I have come to turn “ ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
36 and a man's foes will be those of his own household.
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a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
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“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
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Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
40 "He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
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“Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.
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